Setmana Catalana race cancelled

The 43rd Setmana Catalana race scheduled for March has been cancelled due to a lack of funds, race organisers said yesterday. "The basic reason is that it has been impossible to raise enough money to put on a race to the standards expected," an...

The 43rd Setmana Catalana race scheduled for March has been cancelled due to a lack of funds, race organisers said yesterday.

"The basic reason is that it has been impossible to raise enough money to put on a race to the standards expected," an official said.

The race, a classic in the international cycling calendar, was first run in 1963 and boasts Eddy Merx, Luis Ocana and Pedro Delgado as previous winners.

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